 If you find a still bat on the ground, don’t pick it up with your hands. It may still be alive, just in torpor from the cold weather. It may need to be warmed up, fed and placed on a tree. Keep reading Bats get cold and fall onto ground in Autumn; they need a warm-up treat  How easy is it to see a snowy owl in Brooklyn this winter? Your odds are pretty good–if you’re willing to haul yourself out to Floyd Bennett Field, an old timey airport on Brooklyn’s shore. I got to see one today after looking on eBird and figuring it was the most likely spot. Keep reading Owling in Brooklyn  Spinner sharks launch themselves out of the water while feeding on schools of small fish. See them jump and spin among surfers. Keep reading Go see sharks jump and spin off Palm Beach  A rare Barnacle goose from Greeland is trying to blend in with a flock of plain Canada geese in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park. As if he wasn’t on the wrong side of the Atlantic, much smaller and much fancier. Keep reading Goose from Greenland hangs out in Brooklyn  Crows thrive on Cape Cod, especially in the winter, when thousands live on the Cape, then roost on Martha’s Vineyard. Bostonians can see roosts in Roxbury and Shopper’s World. Keep reading Crows love Cape Cod  The smaller, drabber cousin of the Monarch is headed north in huge numbers this year. Keep reading Painted Lady butterflies migrating through NYC  Macho hummingbirds are leading the migration north weeks early this year. Most ruby-throated hummingbirds are still hanging back down south. Keep reading Ambitious, young males leading hummingbirds in early migration  In the last week hummingbirds flew into IL, NY, PA, OH, MD and even Ontario, way ahead of schedule. Freakishly, many fragile hummingbirds spent all winter up north. Keep reading Hummingbirds arrive a month–sometimes two–early this year; some never left  13 endangered whooping cranes now call Wheeler NWR their winter home–maybe permanently–thanks to the quirks of weather, FAA rules and bird stubbornnes. Keep reading Whooping cranes may make AL home after fluky weather and FAA rules dispute  The white, Harry Potter owls are having a boom year, sighted in Boston, Chicago, Philly, Denver and Long Island. Look on eBird to see where. Keep reading How to find the snowy owl near you |
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